How were the theaters of Shakespeare's day lighted?

Question: How were the theaters of Shakespeare's day lighted!?
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hey!.!.!.the roofs of the Elizabethan playhouses were open!.so they sucked in daylight!.(a flag would be hoisted up that the play was being staged!.so the crowd outside would be quiet,open arenas tend to absorb unwelcome sound!.)that's why Shakespeare's plays were staged in the afternoon!.that's when natural light was at its peak!.!.but as theatre gradually grew!.(& especially the indoor stages) they used lamps on the stage,towards the edge(near the groundlings!.!.)
As you have noticed most of shakespeares plays have descriptive details(done by characters of the play ofcourse) about the time of day it is,if its night torches or candles would be lit!.
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All are correct - an interesting note!. The use of candles and torches help to promote the development of intervals, and then intermissions, because wicks needed to be clipped, candles replaced, etc!., and theater promoters began to get the idea of selling oranges, etc!. (later alcohol) during these breaks!. Good old business sense began taking over, and hence the breaks became more organized and planned for!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They weren't!. The theatres were open and the plays were held during the day so it was only good old sunshine that lit the stage!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They used the daylight!. When they wanted to represent it was night they would light tourches to show that they needed some light to see!.Www@QuestionHome@Com